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The Walking Dead (Single Issues)
The Walking Dead #144
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32 pages, The Walking Dead - Single Issues #144
First published July 8, 2015
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Robert Kirkman
2,744 books6,947 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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October 26, 2015
5 stars
Dude. That was short but oh so sweet. Some times I worry the story will get old and then it swings back to some awesome storytelling. Touche', Mr. Kirkman.
Dude. That was short but oh so sweet. Some times I worry the story will get old and then it swings back to some awesome storytelling. Touche', Mr. Kirkman.
July 11, 2015
We are animals who always pretended we are not
Holy f-
That didn't happen.
Everything was fine and then it wasn't.
I guess I should've seen it coming.
BUT HOLY BABIES THAT WAS GOOD!!!!
I kind of liked Alpha until she came up with this:
July 9, 2015
I found it strange that we saw nothing big happen right after Alpha's visit to the fair. The end of this issue reveals that something more shocking than issue 100 DID in fact happen: Alpha killed a dozen characters! I feel so bad for Luke because Magna never found out his feelings for her! Ezekiel's death has left the Kingdom without a leader! And how will Harlan Carson deal with his brother's death?! And, oh my gosh, Rosita... She was pregnant! How is Eugene going to deal with this?! And here I thought that this would only be a "talking issue." Do not get me wrong. Alpha exiling her daughter after Rick gets angry that she let Lydia get raped is great stuff. I did not expect Lydia to leave the Whisperers this early, if at all. I am glad that the fates of Andrea, Dante, and Michonne are not left a mystery at the end of the issue. Though I had not expected Andrea or Michonne to die, my fear for them grew when I saw the heads on the pikes. Kirkman shows that less can, in fact, be more. Though we do not see Alpha killing these people, the aftermath is still devastating and glorious storytelling. A fitting end for the third compendium. With 144 issues, this gross scene is a great way to commemorate a gross of The Walking Dead comics.
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July 8, 2020
Being a huge fan of the show, I wanted to see how the original writing started and how the show writers followed and deviated from the comics. My dislikes were that the comics are much more crude, crass, and unnecessarily violent. I did like the change in relationships and how people worked together differently, and the comics have a different creepiness feel than you get watching it on TV. Overall, I prefer the show, and probably will not finish out the comic book series.
November 19, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
***
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Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
***
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July 11, 2015
Muuuuy bueno! Digamos que un 4 y medio.
March 31, 2017
Andrea sums it up nicely
July 8, 2015
HOLY SHIT!!! That was upsetting. Good grief, I need some time to process. Poor Rosita, Poor Ezekiel, Poor everyone. Eugene is going to be so upset. I hope they kill Alpha, bitch is worse than Negan.
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November 4, 2015
Whoo! OMG! And all that fuss. At least it wasn't . Then I'd have to quit the series, and I am so close to being caught up..
August 13, 2015
That may have been the craziest issue I've read yet. Holy sh*t.
February 6, 2021
Os Murmuradores mostram a Rick aquilo de que são capazes neste número de The Walking Dead, e agora está tudo prestes a mudar.
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September 20, 2018
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO !!!
I actually screamed that out load !!!
I actually screamed that out load !!!
November 2, 2019
That ending is just sick and sad! I cried a little. We'll lose a few people we know and love
April 26, 2023
damn on you alpha And your borders , u will pay for this
August 29, 2024
Puffff
November 13, 2025
in fucking tears, oh my god
February 8, 2017
NOOOOOOOOOOO :( Damas y caballeros acaba de comenzar una guerra
June 17, 2016
Oh my God, just look at all of those damn zombies. There's so fucking many of them, that I can't tell the difference between the real ones and the ones that are Alpha's people dressed up as zombies.
So Alpha and her people not only sound like they're crazy, but they also sound like a cult. The way they talk as if they're better than everyone else, just pisses me off. I swear, man, every word that comes out of Alpha's mouth just makes me think she's more and more insane.
I can't tell if Lydia's just trying to keep stringing Carl along, or if she actually likes him and is worried about him and his father. I don't know if her being worried that her mother is dangerous to them is genuine or not. She could just be setting them up.
I'm glad that Carl told his Dad that Alpha lets the men do things to Lydia. Rick needs to fully understand how twisted and dangerous she is, and he needs to get Carl and Lydia away from Alpha.
I just seriously want to kill Alpha. What the hell kind of mother is she that lets her daughter get hurt and raped repeatedly and stands by and does nothing? The woman's a fucking psycho, like I've been saying.
The way Alpha talks is just weird. I don't like that she calls emotions a weakness. Sometimes, emotions are the thing that gives you the inspiration to kick some fucking bad guy ass.
Alpha's so full of bullshit. Everything she says is just excuse after excuse to be violent and not to have to feel the least bit sorry about it. She's like a serial killer, teaching a group of future serial killers how to feel good about killing.
If I were Rick, I'd fuck that bitch Alpha up. Who the fuck slaps a little fucking girl? I swear, I just really want someone to cut this fucking bitch. Rick better take Lydia away from Alpha or I'll go crazy.
Well, at least Alpha's doing ONE good thing in her useless life and that's letting Rick take Lydia the fuck out of there. Good. Now, I still hate Alpha, but at least I know she doesn't hate her daughter.
I feel bad for Lydia not being able to be with her mother, but really, it's much better this way. She now stands a better chance of living a lot longer and being safer with Carl in the Hiltop community.
Oh shit, the Whisperers took the heads of Olivia, Josh and all those other people. Holy fucking crap. The Whisperers kills a lot of Rick's people and put their heads on poles. I hope Rick doesn't do anything stupid now.
Oh shit, Rosita's one of the heads! Oh my God! Ezekiel's one of those heads on the poles, too! Thank God, at least Andrea and Michonne are still alive. I was afraid that we'd see their heads on poles next.
So Alpha and her people not only sound like they're crazy, but they also sound like a cult. The way they talk as if they're better than everyone else, just pisses me off. I swear, man, every word that comes out of Alpha's mouth just makes me think she's more and more insane.
I can't tell if Lydia's just trying to keep stringing Carl along, or if she actually likes him and is worried about him and his father. I don't know if her being worried that her mother is dangerous to them is genuine or not. She could just be setting them up.
I'm glad that Carl told his Dad that Alpha lets the men do things to Lydia. Rick needs to fully understand how twisted and dangerous she is, and he needs to get Carl and Lydia away from Alpha.
I just seriously want to kill Alpha. What the hell kind of mother is she that lets her daughter get hurt and raped repeatedly and stands by and does nothing? The woman's a fucking psycho, like I've been saying.
The way Alpha talks is just weird. I don't like that she calls emotions a weakness. Sometimes, emotions are the thing that gives you the inspiration to kick some fucking bad guy ass.
Alpha's so full of bullshit. Everything she says is just excuse after excuse to be violent and not to have to feel the least bit sorry about it. She's like a serial killer, teaching a group of future serial killers how to feel good about killing.
If I were Rick, I'd fuck that bitch Alpha up. Who the fuck slaps a little fucking girl? I swear, I just really want someone to cut this fucking bitch. Rick better take Lydia away from Alpha or I'll go crazy.
Well, at least Alpha's doing ONE good thing in her useless life and that's letting Rick take Lydia the fuck out of there. Good. Now, I still hate Alpha, but at least I know she doesn't hate her daughter.
I feel bad for Lydia not being able to be with her mother, but really, it's much better this way. She now stands a better chance of living a lot longer and being safer with Carl in the Hiltop community.
Oh shit, the Whisperers took the heads of Olivia, Josh and all those other people. Holy fucking crap. The Whisperers kills a lot of Rick's people and put their heads on poles. I hope Rick doesn't do anything stupid now.
Oh shit, Rosita's one of the heads! Oh my God! Ezekiel's one of those heads on the poles, too! Thank God, at least Andrea and Michonne are still alive. I was afraid that we'd see their heads on poles next.
March 5, 2020
Wow what an issue and stakes have never been higher. wow what a boundary and what a heartbreaking issue, I can't wait to read the next one. It's no wonder The Walking Dead is a legendary series, it truly deserves all the praise it can get. I love The Walking Dead and it's style. It's wonderful and I love the journey taken with Rick and the group as they roam the wasteland in search of life and stability.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
July 12, 2015
This is a very pivotal issue, and also very contemplative and philosophical, questioning what constitutes human behaviour and the lives that we create for ourselves. Lots of interesting evolutionary and moral issues going on as well. Does one have to separate their emotions from evolutionary instinct in the realm of the Whisperers in order to survive? Must identity be reduced to either alpha or beta, or is Rick's system more manageable? How far off are we from our inner beast, and what façades do we create for ourselves in order to try to forget? And that ending...wow!
July 19, 2015
Oh. My. God.
August 10, 2016
NOOOO WHY??
TODO ESTO ES TU CULPA CARL, SI NO TE HUBIERAS METIDO CON ESA MOCOSA, AY TE ODIO!!
TODO ESTO ES TU CULPA CARL, SI NO TE HUBIERAS METIDO CON ESA MOCOSA, AY TE ODIO!!
July 9, 2015
FUCK. That was unexpected to say the least.
July 13, 2015
well...shit.
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July 11, 2015The Red Fair
June 27, 2016
Holy.
Crap.
Did that just happen? Dang.
Crap.
Did that just happen? Dang.
July 26, 2015
HOLY SHIT!!!
July 8, 2015
Really......REALLY????????
July 9, 2015
Crazy stuff went down in this issue. Maybe the show will catch up to this storyline in 3 years. LOL awesome!
July 9, 2015
oh. my. god.
Nothing says "don't cross this line" like (...).
There is a reason its titled ... Because words can't describe what I just saw.
Nothing says "don't cross this line" like (...).
There is a reason its titled ... Because words can't describe what I just saw.
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